The issue of energy conservation is very relevant in our time, because it helps to conserve natural resources and money in your wallet. That's why many people try to replace in their house conventional light bulbs with a filament on the LED. There are several types of "economical" lighting elements, but this version has the longest period of use, and also consumes the most minimal amount of electricity. That is why LED light bulbs, despite their high cost and complexity of recycling , are becoming more popular.
The assortment of this lighting element is quite diverse, that's why it is sometimes difficult for a simple consumer to decide which LED lamps to choose for a home or an office.
How to choose a LED lamp for an apartment or a house?
First of all, you should pay attention to the cap and the shape of the head of the light bulb. After all, most often they are bought under the existing lighting devices, and not vice versa. The plinths can be from the diameter of a conventional bulb (E 27) to a shape, as in a halogen (G 9). The form also has many options (round, candle, tablet, elongated, etc.). In order not to be mistaken when buying, it is recommended that you have at least one plafond or at least its dimensions.
Next, you need to decide on the color of your lighting. It can be warm (yellow), neutral (white as daylight) or cold (blue). How to choose the color of the LED lamp for the house? In this case, you should take only the first two options, because the cold blue light will not give a rest to the eyes, especially for children. There are already combined lamps, which use LEDs of several colors, but their cost is still quite high.
In different rooms, a person needs different lighting: some more, others less. For example, the lighting scheme of the bedroom will differ dramatically from the kitchen or living room. Depending on this, light bulbs with different power consumption are taken. In LED lamps, this figure is several times less than that of others. For example: 16-20 W instead of 100 W in an incandescent lamp, 8-12 W instead of 60 W, 6-9 W instead of 40 W. Based on these ratios, you can easily replace conventional light bulbs with LEDs.
Since LED lamps are not an expensive pleasure, it is necessary to pay attention to the manufacturer. Good quality of manufactured products is noted by such companies as Bioledex, Maxus, Ospam, Paulman, Philips. They give a long guarantee for their light bulbs, which makes it possible to change it if it quickly fails. But be sure to clarify this in the place where you buy it.
How to choose an LED lamp for office or shop?
LED lamps are great for lighting office space. They have a large number of advantages over incandescent or fluorescent. It:
- minimum power consumption;
- no blinking during a long period of work;
- Directivity of a stream of light;
- there is brightness adjustment;
- a wide variety in the way of fastening and sizes (from small to very large).
Select LED lamps for workrooms as well as for the house, only the color should be chosen cool white (blue). It will help to keep the brain in a concentrated state, but it will not greatly strain your eyes. But this is all individually, therefore, before installing such lamps, you should sit in a room where they already stand.
Wherever you do not buy LED lamps, you should first carefully inspect them, check that all parts are well fixed and have no defects.